The GT500 is a U.S. Heavyweight Champion boxer, and the ZL1 is a International Heavyweight MMA rookie.
The Boxer is the undisputed "king of the hill" of an antiquated breed; The stand up and duke it out, blow for blow brute, who either excels at pummeling opponents in legitimate sanctioned matches or illegally busting noses and jaws on the street.
The MMA fighter is the shockingly effective rookie who has surprised everyone by either upsetting the reigning champions or at least eliminating any measurable dominance they may have had in multiple disciplines.
The GT500 is the undisputed king of the dragstrip for a factory car under $65,000 and has been so for many years. It is also respectfully competitive on a road course. As a grand tourer it is rationalized as an acceptable option even though it is still measurably inferior to other competitors in that regard. But don't tell it that cause it will eagerly try to prove that every road is a dragstrip.
The ZL1 available in fully competitive form for under $60,000, is the multi-disciplined young international rookie of the year. In its first year it has either upset the champions or virtually eliminated their measurable dominance in whatever contest it has entered. It's been compared to and even out raced Audi's RSs, BMW's Ms, Mercedes' AMGs and Porsche's 911s. It has even called into question the dominance of Ferraris, Jaguars, Nissan's GTR and the rediculously over valued Lexus LFA. Both Ferrari and Audi are paying undoubtedly huge somes of money to borrow its technology (MRC). All the while, being a very respectable grand tourer and daily driver with room for 4 and some cargo.
Oh and on a dark and lonely street, it doesn't care about of a few tenth's or a few pounds disadvantage to the old local brute who feels the need to prove something to itself that it can't seem to prove anywhere else but on a lonely street or a dragstrip. That it's still the king...of an antiquated breed.
Last edited by silverds; 01-01-2013 at 01:39 PM.
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